Rheiformes

plural noun

Rhe·​ifor·​mes

ˌrēəˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz

: an order of birds that are intermediate in some respects between the ostriches and the emus and cassowaries and that comprise the recent and extinct rheas

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Rhea + -iformes

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